2024 Iowa Library Association Fall Conference: Full Schedule

10:00am CDT

Book Repair Using the Cover One Book Repair System

Wednesday October 9, 2024 10:00am - 2:45pm CDT

We will learn all about book repair using Cover One, a thermal machine. By the end of class the participants will successfully bind and repair books using our thermal machine and bind participants’ writing projects into books that can be taken home.
*Participants should bring 2-4 books from their collection in need of repair. We will repair as many as time permits*

Speakers

Pat Williams

Wednesday October 9, 2024 10:00am - 2:45pm CDT
Salon D

Preconferences

11:00am CDT

A Fireside Chat with Julie Finch

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am CDT

Salon D

Settle in for a fireside chat featuring ILA President Julie Finch to hear about continuous efforts to promote community resilience that is led by libraries in an effort to create a sustainable environment for future generations.

Speakers

Alex Blend

Sustainability Coordinator, Sustainable Libraries Initiative

Alex Blend is the Sustainability Coordinator for the Sustainable Libraries Initiative and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System. Alex has been fortunate enough to be tasked to lead and develop the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) program. He is a motivated and dedicated professional... Read More →

Julie Finch

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Salon D

Concurrent Session 1

1:30pm CDT

Does it Have Spice: How Adult Readers are Changing Young Adult Literature

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm CDT

Salon D

This session is intended as a discussion of the rise of New Adult Fiction and the impact of its emergence on existing Young Adult and Adult literature and leadership.

Speakers

Emma Stoffer

Reference & Technical Services Librarian, Musser Public Library

Emma Stoffer grew up in Waterloo and now lives in Muscatine, Iowa. Emma works at the Musser Public Library as a Reference and Technical Services Librarian, and has been there since February 2023. Prior to that, they worked in the Evansdale Public Library as an intern and later LIbrary... Read More →

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm CDT
Salon D

Concurrent Session 2

4:00pm CDT

The Robots Are Coming! Intellectual Freedom in the Age of AI

Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT

Salon D

Learn about the current state of AI in libraries and how it has an impact on intellectual freedom. Attendees will understand the basic terminology and function of various AI tools, be introduced to how AI is already being used in libraries and its impact on intellectual freedom, learn the benefits and drawbacks of implementing AI tools in respect to patron privacy and learn how to create a framework of how to approach the use of AI at your institution.

Speakers

Corissa Thompson

Teacher Librarian, Ankeny Schools

Corissa Thompson has a Masters in Education and certifications in Pre-K - 5 Classroom, K-8 Reading, and K-12 School Librarian. She has been a school librarian for 15 years and is currently working on her second Masters at the University of Iowa in Library and Information Science... Read More →

Janette McMahon

Director, DeWitt Community Library

Janette has been a director in Iowa and Wyoming libraries for 30 years and is currently the director at the DeWitt Community Library. She is serving currently as the Clinton County Public Library Association and is a member of the Intellectual Freedom Committee. Janette is an avid... Read More →

Becky Maher-Jacobsen

Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Becky Maher-Jacobson (she/her) works in the Adult Services department with an emphasis onReaders’ Advisory at Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque, Iowa. She holds her Master’s inLibrary and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is a member ofthe... Read More →

Amanda Sand

Library Director, Dubuque County Library District

Amanda is the Library Director at the Dubuque County Library District with over a decade of experience working in all areas of public libraries. She has first-hand experience with intellectual freedom challenges and now offers direct support to library workers experiencing challenges... Read More →

Sponsors

ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee

Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon D

Concurrent Session 3

8:30am CDT

Reducing Bias in the Library Catalog: Moving the "Othered" Histories to the 900s

Friday October 11, 2024 8:30am - 9:20am CDT

Salon D

This session will explain bias in cataloging and outline how we at Des Moines Public Library reclassified “othered” histories (from the 300s) to the 900s.

Speakers

Abbi Jensen

Cataloging Librarian, Des Moines Public Library

Abbi Jensen is the Cataloging Librarian at Des Moines Public Library. She started her library career in 2013, working as head page at West Des Moines Public Library. In 2017, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with her MLIS, concentrating in cataloging and... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2024 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
Salon D

Concurrent Session 4

9:30am CDT

The Book(is)Mobile on Channel 5

Friday October 11, 2024 9:30am - 10:20am CDT

Salon D

How we built our own Library TV Channel from the ground up! This is a novel way of expanding outreach and programming potential.

Speakers

Robert Fiedler

Director, Musser Public Library

Chad Yocom

Channel 5

Chad Yocom is a seasoned media professional with a rich background in broadcasting and community engagement. Graduating from Western Illinois University's School of Broadcasting in 1996, Chad has dedicated his career to the world of media and communications.Since the inception of... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2024 9:30am - 10:20am CDT
Salon D

Concurrent Session 5

10:30am CDT

Community Connections for Mental Health: A Toolkit for Mental Health Information and Programming Partnerships

Friday October 11, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am CDT

Salon D

This presentation introduces a toolkit designed to foster community partnerships in providing mental health information and programming. It will cover the toolkit's potential benefits, key components, and practical application.
Presenters will describe the toolkit's key concepts, principles, and components and demonstrate how to apply them effectively in community settings. Evaluate the significance of community partnerships in managing mental health information and programming and utilize the toolkit to plan and implement these partnerships.

Speakers

Bobbi Newman

Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist,, University of Iowa

Bobbi Newman is a librarian, author, consultant, and international speaker. She is the author of Fostering Wellness in the Workplace: A Guide for Libraries, editor of the forthcoming A Manager’s Guide to Creating a Flourishing Workplace: Strategies for Fostering Wellness in ... Read More →

Gina Schlesselman-Tarango

Science Librarian & Associate Professor, Kistle Science Library, Grinnell College

Friday October 11, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am CDT
Salon D

Concurrent Session 6